May 2012 Ballot Access News Print Edition

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Ballot Access News
May 1, 2012 – Volume 27, Number 12

This issue was printed on blue paper.

Table of Contents

  1. MAINE SUPREME COURT SAYS NADER LAWSUIT AGAINST DEMOCRATIC PARTY BEHAVIOR IN 2004 MAY PROCEED
  2. ALABAMA BALLOT ACCESS BILL ADVANCES
  3. NEBRASKA BALLOT ACCESS BILL SIGNED
  4. DEMOCRATIC AND LIBERTARIAN PARTIES ASK HIGH COURT TO TAKE TOP-TWO CASE
  5. LOWER CALIFORNIA COURT WON’T ENJOIN TOP-TWO LAW
  6. HOSTILE ACT BY VIRGINIA GOVERNOR FORCES MINOR PARTIES TO RESTART PETITIONS
  7. SUPREME COURT WON’T HEAR NORTH DAKOTA BALLOT ACCESS CASE
  8. MORE LAWSUIT NEWS
  9. ARIZONA PUBLIC FUNDING SURVIVES
  10. CONSTITUTION PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTION VOTE
  11. 2012 PETITIONING FOR PRESIDENT
  12. PARTIES NOT ON PETITIONING CHART
  13. ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA NOW EACH HAVE AN INDEPENDENT STATE LEGISLATOR
  14. TWO ONE-STATE PARTIES NOMINATE ROCKY ANDERSON
  15. CYNTHIA McKINNEY
  16. GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
  17. TWO NEW ONE-STATE PARTIES QUALIFY
  18. REFORM PARTY NATIONAL CONVENTION
  19. PRIMARY SEASON MATCHING FUNDS
  20. SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL

Thad McCotter Won’t be a Write-in Candidate in Michigan Republican Primary

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Thad McCotter, the incumbent Republican congressman in Michigan’s 11th district, won’t run for re-election in the Republican primary as a write-in candidate. His petition to appear on the primary ballot was earlier ruled insufficient. However, according to this story, other prominent Republicans will now enter the race as write-in candidates. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.

The Weekly Standard Carries Lengthy Article on Libertarian Party National Convention

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The Weekly Standard has this fairly long description of the Libertarian Party, its national convention last month, the Gary Johnson presidential campaign, and the libertarian movement. The Weekly Standard general editorial stance is normally not very sympathetic to libertarian ideas, so given that, the article is reasonably fair. The author, Mark Hemingway, attended the national convention.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article on Paucity of Candidates for State Legislature in Georgia This Year

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this article, pointing out that this year, approximately 60% of incumbents running for re-election have no one running against them. Yet, the state continues to defend its ballot access laws on the grounds that they are needed to prevent the general election ballot from being too crowded. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the link.

U.S. District Court in Montana is Asked to Extend This Year’s Independent Candidate Petition Deadline

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On June 1, attorneys for Steve Kelly asked U.S. District Court Judge Sam Haddon to extend the non-presidential independent candidate petition deadline for 2012 only. As noted previously, late on Friday, May 25, Judge Haddon had declared the March deadline unconstitutional. Then the Secretary of State said the new deadline, for this year, will be May 29, which was the very day that the press and the public first became aware of the decision. The new brief, filed by the ACLU (attorneys for Kelly) asks the Judge to set an August 15 deadline for this year, on the grounds that it denies due process to set a new deadline which, in practical terms, couldn’t be met.

August 15 is the deadline for independent presidential candidate petitions to be submitted to Montana county elections officials. Therefore, it is obvious that August 15 is administratively feasible.